[DRAFT] Condemn Auralia

[Kaboomlandia]

ACKNOWLEDGING that Auralia has passed twelve General Assembly resolutions;

DISGUSTED that Auralia has refused to comply with several General Assembly resolutions, including the Convention on Gender and On Abortion, actions that are continued by Railana, which the government of Auralia controls;

REMINDING World Assembly members that in recent past, Auralia arguably duped the entire World Assembly and lost all their respect in an incident from which the fallout is still raining down;

DETAILING that in March of 2014, Auralia persuaded the government of the nation of Afriasab WA Mission to submit a script for commendation that was written, in fact, by the Auralian delegation themselves;

SHOCKED that the proposal was well on its way to passing and becoming law when it was abruptly discarded;

AWARE that this action was unprecedented for the Security Council until Auralia's commendation attempt;

DEPLORING Auralia for this action and their subsequent removal from the World Assembly;

RECOGNIZING that a year on, Auralia did apologize for their actions;

HOWEVER STATING that this will not mend their reputation;

CONDEMNS Auralia.

First Draft (was a commendation attempt)

APPLAUDING the fact that Auralia, and its World Assembly representative Railing, have twelve passed General Assembly resolutions between them, including but not limited to:

• GAR #196, the Freedom of Information Act, which required governments to release documents to their citizens;
  
• GAR #221, On Multilateral Trade Talks, which established a regular economic summit for World Assembly member nations;
  
• GAR #232 and GAR #256, Foreign Copyright Recognition and Foreign Trademark Recognition, which both required nations to respect international trademarks.

ACKNOWLEDGING that Auralia has previously tried to commend themselves;

ALSO RECOGNIZING that they accepted full responsibility for this action, which was reflected in a formal apology to the Security Council;

WISHING to commend this experienced nation for their expertise in the World Assembly.

[Ramaeus]

Given that they were tossed out of the WA for having multiple WA nations while trying to self-commend (and that proposal was discarded), it's safe to say that they aren't worthy of a badge.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

He also wrote Commend Auralia, which was discarded by the mods.

EDIT:ninja'd. ah well.

[Kaboomlandia]

Given that they were tossed out of the WA for having multiple WA nations while trying to self-commend (and that proposal was discarded), it's safe to say that they aren't worthy of a badge.

They also fessed up. Doesn't that show responsibility?

[Ikania]

Given that they were tossed out of the WA for having multiple WA nations while trying to self-commend (and that proposal was discarded), it's safe to say that they aren't worthy of a badge.

They also fessed up. Doesn't that show responsibility?

So an apology is all it takes? No. I won't stand for commending someone who tried to cheat the system because they thought they were better than everyone else.

[Ramaeus]

They also fessed up. Doesn't that show responsibility?

Oh, I'm quite aware that they apologized. It doesn't change what they did. The fact that it came a year later only makes it worse. What they've done hasn't erased or overridden their past actions. I'm against this proposal.

[Kaboomlandia]

There were four previous, legal attempts to commend him before the self one.

[Ramaeus]

There were four previous, legal attempts to commend him before the self one.

I'm quite aware of that, too. I wrote one. It changes nothing.

[Sainterre]

Even though the Auralian delegation did contribute some very important resolutions, such as the Freedom of Information Act, they also were extremely outspoken on their disregard for some General Assembly resolutions.

[Kaboomlandia]

Even though the Auralian delegation did contribute some very important resolutions, such as the Freedom of Information Act, they also were extremely outspoken on their disregard for some General Assembly resolutions. Against.

Should I switch this to a Condemnation?

[Sciongrad]

Even though the Auralian delegation did contribute some very important resolutions, such as the Freedom of Information Act, they also were extremely outspoken on their disregard for some General Assembly resolutions. Against.

Should I switch this to a Condemnation?

OOC: With all due respect, do what you believe Auralia deserves, not what you think will get you a badge. Passing a resolution isn't really all that difficult, but getting rid of a reputation for putting more value in glory than quality is.

[Kaboomlandia]

Should I switch this to a Condemnation?

OOC: With all due respect, do what you believe Auralia deserves, not what you think will get you a badge. Passing a resolution isn't really all that difficult, but getting rid of a reputation for putting more value in glory than quality is.

It's kind of tough. I mean, on one hand, they passed a dozen resolutions, and on the other hand, they duped everybody and tried to commend themselves. I think the disregard for certain GA resolutions is the tipping point.

[Sainterre]

Even though the Auralian delegation did contribute some very important resolutions, such as the Freedom of Information Act, they also were extremely outspoken on their disregard for some General Assembly resolutions. Against.

Should I switch this to a Condemnation?

I think you could garner more support and it would be less controversial. If you were, it would behoove you to mention him writing his own commendation. In my opinion, a condemnation is much more deserved than a commendation.

[Kaboomlandia]

Should I switch this to a Condemnation?

I think you could garner more support and it would be less controversial. If you were, it would behoove you to mention him writing his own commendation. In my opinion, a condemnation is much more deserved than a commendation.

Noticing some of the chat on the self-commend thread, Auralia was quite popular until the mods booted them out of the WA. If you saw their apology thread, the fallout is still raining down from the commendation attempt.

[Ramaeus]

Someone tried to condemn Auralia shortly after their fall from grace. It obviously didn't pass. There are far more worthy, and markedly unapologetic, candidates than Auralia.

[Sainterre]

RECOGNIZING that a year on, Auralia did apologize for their actions;

Actually, on the same day their commendation was nullified, they apologized in the original thread itself.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=284563&start=100

[Kaboomlandia]

RECOGNIZING that a year on, Auralia did apologize for their actions;

Actually, on the same day their commendation was nullified, they apologized in the original thread itself.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=284563&start=100

They also stated that they didn't believe it was morally wrong. For a player that was that distinguished in the GA (pre-expulsion), it's kind of weird.

[Ikania]

RECOGNIZING that a year on, Auralia did apologize for their actions;

Actually, on the same day their commendation was nullified, they apologized in the original thread itself.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=284563&start=100

"I do not believe my actions were morally wrong, at least from an OOC perspective."
"I thought that I deserved a commendation, but that the only way I was going to get one was if I wrote it myself."

No apology in the thread.

[Kaboomlandia]

Actually, on the same day their commendation was nullified, they apologized in the original thread itself.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=284563&start=100

"I do not believe my actions were morally wrong, at least from an OOC perspective."
"I thought that I deserved a commendation, but that the only way I was going to get one was if I wrote it myself."

No apology in the thread.

Matter of fact, it took about a year for Auralia to apologize.

[The Stalker]

Hmm either way you write this, Commending or Condemning, it should still include the resolutions he's authored, as that's his only credibility to have such a badge. Your new Condemning draft only talks about his multi-ing, which people won't give someone a badge for that. And given that incident, even with the apology it's unlikely people will vote for this. If your looking for low hanging fruit, this ain't it.

[Kaboomlandia]

Is "WA multiing" an illegal term?

[Sainterre]

Is "WA multiing" an illegal term?

If you were to mention it in your proposal, I would not say it verbatim. I would probably say something along the lines of, "Appalled at the use of their constituencies to gain influence and deceive other member nations."

[Jean Pierre Trudeau]

Against.

[Kaboomlandia]

Against.

Reasoning?

[Wrapper]

Someone tried to condemn Auralia shortly after their fall from grace. It obviously didn't pass.

That would be me. I wrote it after the self-commendation attempt and I submitted it right around the time he was accused of impersonating the WA in his attempt to repeal GAR #2 (which was ultimately discarded due to branding).

If it didn't pass then, I doubt it would pass now.